Students learn best about American capitalism through contrast; the US model is one of many when it comes to health, pension, family policies, as well as labor markets and corporate governance.

This collection of nonpartisan and thoroughly researched reports looks at 12 hot-button issues focused on urban politics and policy written by award-winning CQ Researcher journalists

Using a series of engaging case studies written by policy area experts, this volume asks whether European policies might prove effective in the U.S. context, as well as what pitfalls might be avoided.

Delves into one of the few competitive races of the 2012 election: the US Senate campaign in Montana

This exciting new volume of 15 cases considers military, economic, human and global security issues from their roots, in the structure of world politics, to the ways in which foreign policy is made.

This new edition will guide students through the influence and reach of interest groups in U.S. politics.

For Introducing Comparative Politics: The Essentials, the driving force is the pluralist, objective stance on introducing students to core concepts in Comparative Politics.

Introduction to Intelligence: Institutions, Operations, and Analysis offers a strategic, international, and comparative approach to covering intelligence organizations and domestic security issues.

Crossing Borders employs an interdisciplinary approach that allows students to recognize, understand and challenge the arena of international studies.

The first book of its kind to examine race, ethnic, gender, and sexual minorities revealing the similarities and differences of groups' underrepresentation.